Distributing attachment for harrows and the like



June. 117 1930. J. c. PRIDGEN 1,754,853 I DISTRIBUTING ATTACHMENT FORHARROWS AND THE LIKE Filed June 28, 1928 2 SheetsSheec 1 Jesse 61 1'?4/0 aria/M410.

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Patented June 17; 1930 JESSE; o. rnmenmor NORLINA, NORTH CAROLINA'DlSTRIBUTING ATTACHMENT non minnows ennu LIKE f j 7 ApplicationfiledjJuIifiS,

This invention renames attachment decultivators; etc: whereby nitrate ofsoda or signed for use ne nnecaon with harrows,

other topdressingfcan be'appl'ied tothe soil by the soil engaging teethor blades of the machine to which the deviceis attached.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed it being understood that changes in thepreciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made Withinthe scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings the pre ferred form of the invention hasbeen shown. 1

In said drawings,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a-harrow having the present improvementscombined therewith. i r j Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical longitudinalsection through the attachment.

Figure 3 is a section on line 3-3, Figure 2, the agitating wheel and itsshaft being shown in elevation.

plate for the valve.

Figure 4 is a bottom plan view of the hopitslever.

Figure 6 is a side elevation of a portion of the hopper showing theadjustable guide Figure 7 is a section on line 77, Figure 6.

Figure 8 is a section on line 88, Figure 2.

1 Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates aharrow' or the like 1928. Serial na isasva.

having forwardly convergingbeams'2 and an upwardly and rearwardlyextending handle 3 provided with grips 4.

The attachment constituting the present inventionincludes a hopperfihaving a bottom plate tiwhiclu'fas shown particularly in Figure 5, is'provided at one side adjacent the front with adepending lug providedwith a recess 8. A transverse web 9,"which is integral with the plate,extends downwardly from the plate at its other end and is provided atoneside with a depending lug 10 having a recess 11 Therecesses 8 andllar e solocated thatwhen the plate is in proper position to supportthe'hopper 5 on the harrow, one otthe side *b'eams 2 will rest withinthe two recesses. The lower edge ofthe'web 9 will rest on otherheams ofthe harrow. "A" cross "plate 12 can be extended undertlie beams and can-he secured to the bottom plate fi by a bolt 13; Obviously by tighteningthe bolttheplate 12 canlbe caused to clamp upon the b'eams2 so, astobind them tightlyfagainst the lower edgeoftheweb '9 fand hold oneofithem in the recesses 8 n l y J1" i l j 1 An outlet slot 14; is;formed inthe bottom plate. 6 at the reenter-thereof mounted under thisslot is a pivoted'gate valve15 held 'totheplat 6' eyepiece-bowie. Anarm"17 extends from the pivot end of the valve and l constitutesa means foractuating'thefvalve.

Thisarm. is connected by a spring 18to a forwardly'extendiiigfinger 19on the bottoni portion of the hopper and thisspring thus serves toholdthe valve normally open; An

actuating -ro'd; 20 extends fromi the arm 17 (to a a small hand lever2lpivoted on one of: thehandles 3. V the grips 4 adjacent thereto thevalve 155 can fbemoved to closed position.

T "f', 3 guide "plate 22 isinounted onorie' sideof thehopper. This platehas parallel slots 23 and 241 L 'Slot 23 receivesla 'bolt 25 carrying awing nut 25 which whentightenedywill hold theguide plate 22againsumoveinent relativeto the hopper. The slot 2 1 has the e 17inounte'd to slide therein. Obviously by adjusting plat-e longitudinallyand then fastening it against further movement,

Thus by pulling leverfll toward l c the range of movement of the arm 17and of these pins may be used and they are adapted to work close to thebottom plate 6 as the wheel rotates. A sprocket is secured to one end ofthe shaft 26 and is adapted to be driven by a chain 31 extending from aemotion to the shaft 26. wheel 28' will bev revolved and will pulverizesprocket 32 provided at one side of a ground engagingwheel 33. Thiswheel is journalled on a bearing sleeve 34 which is held-by a bolt 35 toan arm 36 extending downwardly from and bolted to one of the beams 2, asshown In practice the plate 22 is first adjusted so as to insure openingof the valve 15 to the proper point. In other words, by adjusting theplate 22 forwardly the arm 17 will be pulled further forward by spring18 and thus maintain the valve 15 nearer full open position. Byadjusting the plate 22 rearwardly, however, the valve 15 can be held soas to reduce the size of the exposed portion of the opening 14. Thehopper is partly or entirely filled with the bulk material in the 3 formof nitrate of soda orthe like and the in the bottom thereof, meansdepending from the bottom of the hopper for engaging the beams tosupport the hopper, there being recesses in said means for the receptionof one of the beams to hold the hopper against lateral displacement,means for clamping the hopper to the beams, and agitating means withinthe hopper.

2. The combination with an agricultural machine including beams and soilengaging devices, of an attachment including a hopper having a bottomplate provided with an outlet opening, a transverse web integral withand depending from said plate for bearing on the beams, recessed lugsextending from the platefor engaging and straddling one of the beams.means extending under and between the beams for binding the web and lugsupon the beams and holding the hopper fixed relative to said beams andan agitator in the hopper.

' In testimony .that claim the foregoing as my own, I have heretoaffixed my signature.

' JESSE C. PRIDGEN.

harrow or other machine to which the attachi ment is applied, is thenmoved forwardly in the usual manner for the purpose of cultivating orharrowing the soil. This movement will cause the wheel 33 to rotateandtransmit the bulk material adjacent thereto while, at the same time,the pins 29 will agitate the material. The rotating wheel 28 will carryportions ofthebulk material in powdered form downwardly to the opening24 through which it will be discharged on to the ground-andsubsequently-covered by the soil engaging closed position. 55

members 1. i Whenever it is desired. to of .the bulk material, the.operator pulls on Consequently the stop the delivery the lever 21 soasvto move the valve 15 to 7 ...When it 'i snot. desired to use theattachment it ismerely necessary to detach the arm I 36.from the beams 2and to remove the bolt 13 and plate or strip12Iwhereup0n the entiredevicecan be lifted off ofthe machine and stored awayfor future use.

What is claimed is 1. The combination with an agricultural machineincluding groundengaging devices and beams extendingtherefrom, of anattachment ncludinga hopper having an outlet

